British Army WW2 Mk1 Signal Flare Tin belts and suspenders Stainless steel with black coating

Stainless steel with black coating finish

Rugged and almost indispensable in number these have been well and truly battle tested for decades and are still in use today

The national motto in the centre translates to 'Order and Progress

Rear strap is 20cm

though the fabric remains moderately heavy weight and rugged

British Army WW2 Mk1 Signal Flare Tin belts and suspenders Stainless steel with black coatingA commonly looked over aspect of warfare is communication. The allies became masters of communicating with advanced technologies however even much more utilitarian tools had their uses flares. The Brits & commonwealth were issued these tins that used to contain a set of 6 flares. Each box would have a coloured star at the top to tell the user which colour they would be lighting up. They also have different markings according to colour imprinted on